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  • Distracted driving: Can you accept the consequences?

    Driving in the Albuquerque area demands a driver's attention 100 percent of the time. With so many distractions and hazards on the roads, it is imperative to keep your focus on driving and controlling your vehicle. There are many external distractions out there already; LED billboards, pedestrians,

  • AFRL employee recognized as 'Rookie of the Year'

    An Air Force Research Laboratory employee recently received the Federal Laboratory Consortium's "Rookie of the Year" award. Holly Victorson serves in the Office of Research and Technology Applications for AFRL's Directed Energy and Space Vehicles directorates at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The FLC

  • Watch out for motorcycles, scooters and mopeds

    According to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, more than four million motorcycles are registered in the United States. The popularity of this mode of transportation is attributed to the low initial cost, use as a pleasure vehicle and, for some models, the fuel efficiency.Motorcycle fatalities

  • 58 SOW to open two new simulators

    The 58th Special Operations Wing will cut the ribbon 1:30 p.m. Monday at Building 958 unveiling two new flight simulators.The devices are a UH-1N weapons system trainer and a fully integrated HH-60G aerial gunner scanner simulator and weapon systems trainer. They will be used in initial

  • School Partners

    The Kirtland Air Force Base School Partners volunteer program finished the school year going strong. In seven weeks, School Partners provided 133 hours of academic tutoring at Sandia Base Elementary School - 266 tutoring sessions to help students improve their math and reading skills. The School

  • ROTC cadets receive commission at Kirtland ceremony

    Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Detachment 510 at the University of New Mexico took their commissioning oaths May 11 at the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center headquarters at Kirtland Air Force Base.AFOTEC's commander, Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn, spoke to the eight new

  • 34 NCOs selected for promotion

    Thirty-four Team Kirtland NCOs have been selected for promotion to master sergeant. Officials selected 5,464 of 19,809 eligible technical sergeants for a 27.58 percent selection rate.The promotees are: Edward B. Borden, 58th Training Squadron Jason W. Charpia, 58th Maintenance Squadron